The Baloney Detection Kit: A 10-Point Checklist for Assessing a Claim
Richard Dawkins Foundation (2012) Video by Dr. Michael Shermer (editor and founding publisher, Skeptic Magazine) Discussing a 'Baloney Detection Kit' inspired by Carl Sagan.
Checklist for Science Literacy
How reliable is the source of the claim?
Does the source make similar claims?
Have the claims been verified by somebody else?
Does this fit with the way the world works?
Has anyone tried to disprove the claim?
Where does the preponderance of evidence point?
Is the claimant playing by the rules of science?
Is the claimant providing positive evidence?
Does the new theory account for as many phenomena as the old theory?
The Baloney Detection Kit: A 10-Point Checklist for Assessing a Claim
Richard Dawkins Foundation (2012)
Video by Dr. Michael Shermer (editor and founding publisher, Skeptic Magazine)
Discussing a 'Baloney Detection Kit' inspired by Carl Sagan.
Checklist for Science Literacy
How reliable is the source of the claim?
Does the source make similar claims?
Have the claims been verified by somebody else?
Does this fit with the way the world works?
Has anyone tried to disprove the claim?
Where does the preponderance of evidence point?
Is the claimant playing by the rules of science?
Is the claimant providing positive evidence?
Does the new theory account for as many phenomena as the old theory?
Are personal beliefs driving the claim?